'There are only so many beds': COVID-19 surge hits hospitals
In Georgia, more than two dozen hospitals said this week that they have had to turn away patients as the number of hospitalizations for COVID-19 has risen to 2,600 statewide.
McDonald's franchisee offers to pay MTSU tuition for workers
A company that owns 20 McDonald's franchises in the Nashville area is offering to pay tuition for employees who want to attend Middle Tennessee State University.
US jobless claims down 14,000 to 385,000 as economy rebounds
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week by 14,000 to 385,000. The applications have more or less fallen steadily since topping 900,000 in early January.
Dade County schools return on Thursday with 3D printing
TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - When kids return to Dade County Elementary on Thursday, they're going to see some new objects around school. Teachers on the DES S.T.E.A.M team have some new 3D printers and they've been firing them up this…
Forest Service reopens Thunder Rock Campground trail near Ducktown
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Forest Service announces that a popular hiking trail in the Cherokee National Forest is reopening. It is a section of the Benton MacKaye Trail near the Thunder Rock Campground near Ducktown. The campground was closed…
Wings Over North Georgia returns as drive-in air show
ROME, Georgia (WDEF) - Wings Over North Georgia returns this fall with a Drive-In Air Show in October. The headlining acts will be the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the U.S. Air Force ACC A-10 Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team. The…
Hitting the Lake with champion Sale Creek Fishing Team
SALE CREEK, Tennessee (WDEF) - Two young fishermen from Sale Creek are "basking in the glory" of their accomplishment this past weekend. They are now national champions! That also means they both have big decisions to…
Hamilton County Commissioners want vaccination rates to increase
Emotions ran high after Hamilton County Commissioners learned about another increase in COVID cases. They want to know why people aren't protecting themselves.
Here is how the local Covid cases stack up to previous waves
Plus Covid case booms in Georgia and Tennessee, and legal trouble for an Alabama University's plan to give students a vaccine incentive.
Driver charged with DUI for wreck that injured 3, including child
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - A driver has been charged after a head-on crash Tuesday in Cleveland that injured a child. Bradley County investigators say a Ford pickup crossed the line on Dalton Pike and hit another Ford pickup. Three passengers…
Fugitive company employees charged with kidnapping 13 year old
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Bradley County officials are prosecuting two men who say they work for a fugitive recovery company over how they treated a 13 year old. Deputies were called Tuesday evening to the ball fields at Bradley Central…
Chattanooga family chosen to travel across the world and live anywhere rent free on Airbnb
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - A Chattanooga family was one of 300,000 applicants for the Live Anywhere program on Airbnb. Imagine their surprise when they were told they were one of 12 families actually chosen to take on an…
NLRB preliminary finding revives labor organizing at Amazon
The recommendation by a hearing officer for the National Labor Relations Board said that Amazon potentially interfered with the April election in which warehouse workers overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to unionize.
Tennessee sued over 'bathroom bill' for public schools
Tennessee was hit Tuesday with a second legal challenge aimed at overturning a slate of bills targeting transgender people that Gov. Bill Lee signed into law earlier this year.
CDC issues new eviction ban for most of US through Oct. 3
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new eviction moratorium that would last until October 3.
Cuomo urged to resign after probe finds he harassed 11 women
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced mounting pressure Tuesday to resign after an investigation found he sexually harassed nearly a dozen women and worked to retaliate against one of his accusers.
Sequatchie County is first school system back to class on Wednesday
DUNLAP, Tennessee (WDEF) - If the early bird catches the worm, a lot of worms are going to be scooped up in the Sequatchie Valley on Wednesday. Sequatchie County schools are the first to go back to class for the…
Mother and son indicted for theft from their own Meigs County church
DECATUR, Tennessee (WDEF) - A mother and son have been indicted on charges of defrauding their church in Meigs County. Carolyn Mullins and her son, William "Larry" Mullins were treasurer and assistant treasurer for Peakland Baptist Church. The church burned…
Red Bank's property tax increase passes first motion, increase less than originally called for
Red Bank Commissioners are a step closer to implementing a property tax increase.
Report: Deadly crash began when tractor-trailer hit vehicles
Marion County volunteer firefighter Cody Fox and his young daughter were both killed in one of the other vehicles in this crash.
Hay truck catches fire on I 75
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Any farmer will tell you that stacked bales of hay are a real fire risk. But not when you are flying down the highway. However that's just what happened in the early morning hours on I 75.…
Iceberg wall collapses on visitors to Pigeon Forge Titanic Museum
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - Three people were injured Monday night at the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge. One of the main attractions at the museum is an actual wall of ice to portray the iceberg that sank the cruise liner.…
Tennessee won't incentivize COVID shots but pays to vax cows
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has sent nearly half a million dollars to farmers who have vaccinated their cattle against respiratory diseases and other maladies over the past two years. But Republican Gov. Bill Lee,…
Garth Brooks reassessing stadium tour because of COVID surge
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Garth Brooks said he will be reassessing whether to continue his stadium tour because of the rising number of COVID-19 cases. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Brooks said he is still scheduled to…